DHSC introduces new measures to transform care for people with autism and learning disabilities
Announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the 21st of May, the care of patients in segregation or long-term seclusion will…
Liverpool care home fined over £12,000 for “failings” in care and treatment
Parkside Care Home in St Helens, Liverpool, has been prosecuted after an elderly resident sustained a bad injury after a fall and, as a consequence,…
CQC criticised for only issuing fixed penalty notice over ‘horrific’ care home abuse
Credit: Stephen Morris/The Guardian The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued the National Autistic Society (NAS) a £4,000 fine over the situation at Mendip House,…
Royal College of Occupational Therapists responds to CQC report and calls for health and social care leaders to better utilise OTs
Julia Scott, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Commenting on the CQC’s recent State of Care report, which assesses the state of…
Carers UK responds to CQC’s ‘State of Care’ report with a call for investment in social care and community support
Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK Responding to the Care Quality Commission's recent report about the state of health…
CQC calls for more funding so local health services can work together to deliver better care and tackle growing ‘care injustice’
A new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that access to good care is increasingly dependent on how well local systems work…
Embracing digital health technology could significantly ease NHS strain
Patients in the United Kingdom should be able to choose to see a doctor via digital health platforms as part of NHS Choices, a new…
Chubb Launches Scalable Packages for its Chubb Care Call System
Chubb Community Care, part of Chubb Fire & Security Ltd, is launching new versions of its resident-to-nurse call solution package, Chubb Care Call, to accommodate…
NHS guidelines aims to help transform care
"Whilst education is crucial to personal development, it can only be effective within a wider framework of good health and social care arrangements." The NHS…